SADE-SATHI (Shani Gochaara) - All you wanted to know about Transit of Saturn

Saturn’s Gochaara or transit is classified into favourable and un-favourable transit. When Saturn is transiting 3rd 6th and 11th house from Moon sign it is generally considered as favourable transit during which time good results are expected to be produced. Transit of Saturn in all other houses generally produces negative results considered as un-favourable transits. Inauspicious transits of Saturn are prominently classified as Sade-Sathi, Ashtama Shani, Ardhaashtama Shani and Kantaka Shani.

Saturn’s Gochaara or transit is classified into favourable and un-favourable transit. When Saturn is transiting 3rd 6th and 11th house from Moon sign it is generally considered as favourable transit during which time good results are expected to be produced. Transit of Saturn in all other houses generally produces negative results considered as un-favourable transits. Inauspicious transits of Saturn are prominently classified as Sade-Sathi, Ashtama Shani, Ardhaashtama Shani and Kantaka Shani.

Having understood from previous posts the concept, significance, andgeneral predictive technicalities of planetary transits (Gochaara) now,let us try to know more about the transit of Saturn the most dreadedand talked about Planet in Astrology. For easy understanding it ispresented in the form of a questionnaire.

What is the uniqueness of Shani Gochaara?

Saturn popularly referred to in Hindu astrology as Shani Mahatma isthe slowest moving planet among the Nava-Grahas. He is known asMandha Graha (Sanaischara), the one who moves slowly. It takes almost2 ½ years for Saturn to move from one sign to the other and 30 years tomake one complete round of the zodiac. The results produced during

Saturn’s transit good or bad are long lasting

. Being a Karmic planet(Karmakaraka)

Saturn’s influence on human being

s is highly prominentand has acquired unique significance especially during its transit phases.At any given point of time seven signs in the zodiac will under theinfluence of Saturn (three under Sade-Sathi, one each under AshtamaShani and Kantaka Shani)

How is

Saturn’s Gochaara

classified?

Saturn’s Gochaara or transit is classified into favourable and un

-favourable transit. When Saturn is transiting 3

rd

6

th

and 11

th

house fromMoon sign it is generally considered as favourable transit during whichtime good results are expected to be produced. Transit of Saturn in allother houses generally produces negative results considered as un-favourable transits. Inauspicious transits of Saturn are prominently

The term Sade-Sathi is self explicit. It denotes the number of years thetransitory influence of Saturn will be on a particular Moon sign that isknown as Janma Raasi of an individual. When Saturn is transiting aparticular sign, the previous as well as the succeeding signs also getsaffected. Sade-Sathi starts to an individual when Saturn transits intothe 12

th

sign reckoned from Janma Raasi or Moon sign. It will continueduring the sojourn of Saturn in the 12

house from theMoon sign. Each sojourn of Saturn will be for a period of 2 ½ years andas such for three houses put together the total period of sojourn duringSade-Sathi will be for 7 ½ years.

When Saturn transits into the native’s

12

th

sign it is known as Vyaya Shani and in Moon sign (Janma Raasi) itis known as Janma Shani.

During the course of Saturn’s transit

around the zodiac an individualwill embrace Sade-Sathi only once. That means precisely once in every30 years an individual will have to pass through the phase of Sade-Sathi.An individual gets minimum two and maximum three chances of Sade-Sathi in a life time assumed to be around 90 years. Very rarely one mayalso get four times. On an average majority experience Sade-Sathi 3times precisely for a total period of 22½ years during a life time.Saturn generally aspects 3

rd

, 7

th

and 10

th

house from the house or signwhere he is posited. During first leg of Sade-Sathi, Saturn

’s aspect

willfall on the 2

nd

, 6

th

and 9

th

house while transiting in the 12

th

sign, on the 3

rd

,7

th

, and 10

th

house during the second leg while transiting in Janma Raasi(Moon sign) and on the 4

th

, 8

th

and 11

th

house during the 3

rd

leg of Sade-Sathi while transiting in the 2

nd

house.

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What is Ashtama Shani?

Reckoned from Moon sign, when Saturn transits into 8

th

house it isknown as Ashtama Shani during which time Saturn and Moon will be in(6/8) Shashtaashtaka position. Ashtama sthana (8

th

house) in Astrologyis known as Randhra bhava a defective or a malefic house. It also occursonce in 30 years and at the most three times during the life time of anindividual.

What is Ardhaashtama Shani?

Reckoned form Moon sign, when Saturn transits into 4

th

house it isknown as Ardhaashtama Shani. 4

th

house is referred to in astrology asthe house of general happiness. It also occurs once in 30 years and at themost three times during the life time of an individual.

What is Kantaka Shani?

Transit of Saturn in 4

th

, 7

th

and 10

th

house reckoned from Moon sign isknown as Kantaka Shani. Kantaka is a Sanskrit word meaning a thorn,the one that gives obstacles or impediments, a trouble maker.

How to interpret transit of Saturn (Shani Gochaara)?

Several interpretations are prevailing in astrological system for thetransit or Gochaara of Saturn especially the Sade-Sathi.Having learnt

from the above that Saturn’s sojourn viz. Sade

-Sathioccurs at the most three times during the life time of an individual, firstround it is known as Mangu Shani, 2

nd

round it is known as Pongu Shaniand 3

rd

round it is known as Marana Shani. While the first and lastrounds are said to produce adverse results, 2

nd

round is generally said toproduce soft and favourable results. Out of three legs of 2½ years eachduring Sade-Sathi, transit of Saturn in the Moon sign (Janma Raasi)ie.2

nd

leg is said to be more malefic producing adverse results thancompared to the other two. During that time natal Moon will be underan eclipse from Saturn.